A SMALL CAST GOLD ORNAMENT NORTHERN CHINA, 3RD CENTURY BC The outline of the lobed, rosette-like ornament is formed by six raptor heads with raised eyes and long inward-pointing beaks. A squared loop is on the concave reverse. 1 in. (2.6 cm.) diam.; weight 22.9 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK29. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 11.
A SMALL CAST GOLD ORNAMENT NORTHERN CHINA, 3RD CENTURY BC The outline of the lobed, rosette-like ornament is formed by six raptor heads with raised eyes and long inward-pointing beaks. A squared loop is on the concave reverse. 1 in. (2.6 cm.) diam.; weight 22.9 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK29. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 11.
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